I first heard of your band on YouTube like so many others. We hope that some of the other shows follow suit and when they want to use one of our arrangements that they name-drop us. I think the main thing is that if we get a credit, that’s cool with us. SB: Yes, there are a lot that come from there or have done similar shows. MR: A few collaborate with you that are formerly from American Idol, right? As a result, we got so many new fans that learned about us through her amazing work on that show, so we are really appreciative to her and American Idol for that kind of plug. The contestant Joey Cook who is really a fabulous performer did a song this season that was inspired by one of ours and shouted us out on National television. SB: American Idol was actually pretty cool. Are you getting the credit from these shows for the work that you have done?
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MR: Your arrangements are being used on reality TV shows, like American Idol, the Voice and Dancing with the Stars. MR: Hey, why not? Have to start somewhere. They had us play Jazz and people would walk by asking: “Why is there a band playing Jazz at Whole Foods?” A lot of questions…
SB: Yes! One of my first gigs was at Whole Foods with Ben our saxophone player on tour with us now. The first couple of shows I did, there was nobody in the audience. You have to be patient you have to enjoy the process and not look for any early return. An idea is one thing, but seeing that idea through to completion takes a decade or more, so my advice is you have to stick with it. The main thing is that it took me a while before I got this project off the ground. So I was pretty young when this project was born essentially, but of course I didn’t know it at the time. SB: It’s funny, I started taking pop songs and playing them as older genres when I was in High School. MR: Still thinking about that time machine, if you could go back and talk to your younger self, what musical advice would you give yourself knowing how the business works today? That is the kind of time period that appeals to me the most. In a sense, that is the Postmodern Jukebox in the sense that we are blending different kind of genres and eras together. We had the Ragtime tradition mixed with Blues mixed with French Creole music and it all came together. So around the turn of the century, there was this amazing melting pot in New Orleans where all these cultures were in one spot and as a result Jazz was born. I know for me personally, the kind of music that really inspired me when I was a kid was New Orleans Jazz. Scott Bradlee: It’s kind of obvious that there are so many answers to something like this.
If you had a time machine and could go back to the past musically, what concert would you want to check out? Montreal Rocks: You describe your project as an alternative universe where today’s pop music is being performed in a style from the past. When he brought his Postmodern Jukebox show to Montreal, we decided to ask the man himself more about his approach to music… Scott Bradlee is an American musician, pianist, composer, and arranger, known for his viral videos on YouTube. Interview & Review Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre – 3rd May 2015
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